The IT Reuse for Good charter: creating social impact with everyday technology
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is the first government department...
Legal estates and beneficial interests: what’s the difference?
In England and Wales, property ownership is divided into ownership of the “legal estate” and ownersh...
How PropTech is transforming leasehold property management
Block Manager Technology joined the Geovation Accelerator Programme in 2025. The programme, backed b...
Data standards: Laying the groundwork for an open, faster, data-driven planning system
We have now laid regulations in Parliament to introduce mandatory data standards for Plans – marking...
Extract: unlocking England’s planning data
England's planning authorities hold a wealth of information that applicants, software developers and...
The planning technology projects changing the planning system
New technology is reshaping how planning is delivered – improving efficiency, transparency and outco...
From emergency to sustainability: creating Share Homes for Ukraine data
In response to Russia’s full scale illegal invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the government launched the ...
Reducing requisitions: Trowers & Hamlins’ quality-led approach
Avoidable requisitions add extra work for conveyancers, slow down the registration process and can a...
Making home buying and selling faster with upfront data
Thicha Satapitanon / Shutterstock Home Sale Pack joined the Geovation Accelerator Programme in 2024....
Transforming planning with PlanX and new funding to help local planning authorities reap the rewards
Dozens of local planning authorities (LPAs) are now publishing their planning data openly and modern...
Transforming local land charges migrations with AI
Deemerwha studio/Shutterstock.com The development of an AI (artificial intelligence) tool by HM Land...
Introducing Local AI
Local AI is a new team in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), working...
New pilot to help councils identify and support residents at risk to vulnerability earlier
Local Digital is pleased to share that the Scalable Approach to Vulnerability via Interoperability (...
We’re making it easier and quicker to report an error
We’re making it easier and quicker for you to report an error in the register, title plan, copy docu...
International Women’s Day: Giving, growing and leading in digital
To celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) 2026 on Sunday, 8 March, 4 colleagues in leadership rol...
Shaping the future of open data with Open Data Communities
A screenshot of the homepage of the new Open Data Communities platform Open data plays a vital role ...
Deliver grant funding and Access grant funding: a digital service built to last
To build a house, you need a sound infrastructure. There’s no point in designing a kitchen that meet...
Right-first-time planning submissions
Sam foster/Shutterstock.com UK Planning Gateway joined the Geovation Accelerator Programme in August...
A new digital and cyber playbook to support local government during reorganisation
We are pleased to share that the first release of our Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) Digital ...
What user research taught us about designing useful digital planning case studies
Case studies are widely used in government to share learning, explain what has been tried, and help ...
Stress-testing an AI tool to explore its potential for faster local plans and greater citizen engagement
Local plan consultations can generate thousands of responses from members of the public, the develop...
Progressing my senior developer career with an apprenticeship
National Apprenticeship Week is a chance to showcase the impact of apprenticeships on both individua...
Funding Service: How we built a new funding platform for MHCLG
Over the past year, the Funding Service has been building a new funding platform for the Ministry of...
Testing new planning data standards with industry: what we learned from phase 1 and where we go next
In November we shared details of 5 pilots testing new data standards for planning applications. Thes...
Our journey to delivering the Fire and Rescue Data Platform
Image credit: istock.com/VV Shots When most people think about Fire and Rescue Services (FRS), they ...
HM Land Registry portal to be refreshed
"Customers who use the HM Land Registry portal will see a clear, refreshed homepage." From 26 Januar...
More local planning authorities commit to making their planning data open and join Open Digital Planning
Imagine being able to instantly check whether a property sits in a conservation area or whether a tr...
Building a data model for planning decisions
Every year, local planning authorities make hundreds of thousands of planning decisions. But right n...
Modernising democracy: Transforming the Electoral registration officer portal
The Electoral registration officer portal (EROP) is a secure web portal used by Electoral Registrati...
A year of transforming England’s planning system
We're wrapping up another year for the MHCLG Digital Planning Programme – and what a year it’s been....